Nik Stauskas has a busy offseason in Canada, making a point of reaching out to the young aspiring Canadian ballers, as well as working on his own game and improving as a pro.

Check out one of Stauskas’ offseason workouts with trainer and NPH Showcase Instructor David Tyndale, where Stauskas went to work on developing his game. Stauskas is heading into his third year in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76’ers, where he averaged 8.5 points per game last season.

The Mississauga native is determined to take himself to the next level this year, and was clearly focused on improving during the summer, even opting out of Team Canada competition to focus on his development.

Stauskas has been working in the gym with Tyndale all summer as he looks to take himself to the next level.

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The Mississauga Monarchs Basketball Association also announced Stauskas as their club ambassador this offseason. Stauskas played with the Monarchs growing up, and will work with the club on a variety of projects that will support young players within its organization.

Canada is expecting big things from Nik Stauskas this season, but more importantly Nik Stauskas is expecting big things from himself.